Tent



Oct. 20, 1931. o. HANDLER TENT Filed April 16, 1951 if 15% Z/ v'---,---

4 Sheets-Sheet 2 WlTNESSES INVEZNTOR ATTORNEY Oct. 20, 1931.

0, HANDLER TENT 4 Sheets-Sheet 3 Filed April 16, 1931 a M TH m E wr M (0 0 35 WITNESSES vfio ATTORNEY Oct. 20, 1931. o. HANDLER 1,828,656

- TENT Filed April 16, 1951 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 INVENTOR ATTORNEY puree approximatelyonl'ine V i' s 'a view of' the collapsed or in "Figurerf is anenlarged detailki' fiagmenY Patented Oct. 20, 1931 l I osonit HATIINQLER, u met ivQY. i:

' Application fi led 'Aiirn is,

v 'This invention relates wants and has for an objectto produce an improved tent Wherein the canvas .or other fabric" cover ng is sup ported by arigid frame." 5' Another object 'fthe'invention'isto provide a'tentfwherein the' canvas' or other "covering members are supported by a foldlngor collapsible'zframe'.

1A further object oif theinventionisto pro-' videan: improved tent vvherein-the sides of the tent are almost as'high as the center for permitting the person to stand uprightfn any'part of the tent wi'thoutrnaklng the tent undesirably high atan-y point. Y

11 5 {*An-"additionai object, morespecifically, is Y x to providela'tent-wh ich may be set up and ta'ken do wn quickly and'vvhicl'r maybe used onfpiCniCs-pr;journeys Where-protect on 1s desired;thestructure being such that it may beiused {either as a, garage or protection for an 'automobil'e; or; as atemp r y dwelling An ad'ditionalobject is t provide an im proved tent which mayb either quickly set up or taken down and which includes "a s'tiflfeningj fioorrernovably interiocked'vvithcertainparts ofth-e bottom of the tentibodyz In the accompanying drawings,1"- i I Figure 1 is a perspective View: of'a' tent disclosing 'an embodiment of-' theinvention,

' theisaine being shovvn set up and re dy for nsei a Figure: 2' is a front vievvxof the frame of the tent shown in Figure '1, a'slnall part of I the canvas coveringbeing illustrated in con nection therewith and one of the stiffening mernhersbeing shown in's'ection. 1

Figure '8 is a -top plan'vievv'of the f sho ninFigure 2. i

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1 Figure 4 is a 'sectional" through "Fig- ;Figure 5 -"fo1ded."-}

""Figure, 6 i is a *view of thefcollapsed, tent 45.. with the bottom Wrapped around thefolded parts and, with retaining" end member-5* fit ting thereover "for holding thelgtent in a desired position for shipment or for carriage by anktutomoToiI'e. 1

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V Figure 8 is anenlarged fraginentary'front' view of part of the door? shown in; Figure 15 together With part of the fastening neans' :85

.a ssociated therewith;

--" Referring to the accoinpanying' drawings by'n umerals, 1 indicates the tent asa hole when-"setup, and'2, When collapsed, while 3 Q to travel out at clifi erent p'lacesi up as shown in Figure Ipresentsa housing Whi'china'y" protect'theiautoniohile'if it is desired torun the same in throughthe door 7 p i o ening tp Thet'ent maybe made of a size to act as a protectionfor the automobile V s against rain oryotherundesirable conditions and also as living-quarters for the driver or Y otherpersons traveling the automobile;- The'tent is adapted'to bfe set upor taken down 'qnickIyand when taken down, it is designed i i so that th fioor'- 5*vvi11 act as 'acov'ering 6 for the folded 'tent 2 21s illustrated'in Figured ".Lhe floor 5 is formed into a plurality of] 1 sections WhiCh ma'y be folded soas topresent 8G a" rectangular structure or substantially rectangularstructure as shown in Figure 6 which really acts--as a 'containei 'for the v folded tent; Caps Tend 8"of'inetal*or other desiredmziteriai aresIEipped 61751111116 .endsof v the covering of rapper 6 andconsequent1y hold the'seends in'p'lacewhile the' loop niem hers-QandllO may receive a chainfrope'or otherflexible member whereby the device I i may be-carried or maybe tied-tojthe sum 9 t mobile; Preferably the caps 7 and 8" are made from a good grade ofrnetal and are fairly-strong so that they wiil jact'as cap's- V for holdingthe partstogether asshovvnin v Figure 6 and 'a1so1n'ay act as utensilsv to be used 'arou nd the tent 1 as shownin Figure 1.

tent iskp'rovided with: a canvas or other cloth covering 11 and a rigid frame 12 forf'supportingthis. covering; Asj shown,

the accompanying: drawings the tent is 7 rectangular but it could'be made of some ;to the fitting by being clamped thereto or connected thereto by rivets or other means while elsewhere the cover is free of the frame 12, but at the lower edge isconnected to'the floor 5 by suitable means, as for instance buttons or pins 16 extending through suitable buttonholes or apertures in the cover.

I The frame 12 i s formed with what may be termed a' top or roof section 17, an upright or body section 18, and a bottom or floor section 19. The top or roof section 17 is shown particularly in Figure 3 and from this figure it will beseen that thesame ,includes the fitting 15 to which the. various arms or rafters. 20 are pivotally connected,

said arms or rafters each being pivotally connected to a corner post 21 by a suitable hinge connection 22. A. bracket 23 is riveted or otherwise rigidly secured to each post 21 near the respective hinges 22, each bracket having'a pair of extending ears 24. Each side and each end ofthe top or roof section 17 is provided with a bracing structure 25 which,.as shown in Figure 2, includes rods 26 and27 pivotally connected to ears 24 or two of the front posts 21 while at the center they are held in alin'ement by a sliding sleeve 28, said sleeve having a slot 29 for accommodating a pin 30 connected with rod 27.

p A spring 31 acts continually on the stop 32 pinned, welded or otherwise secured to rod 27 and on one end of thesleeve 28 for normally holding the sleeve as shown in Figure 2. When. collapsing or folding the tent, sleeve 28 is slid to the left as shown in Figure 2 soas to free the rod 26 whereupon rod 26 is swung down to the dotted position shown in Figure 2 while rod 27 and associated parts are also swung inwardly to the position shown in Figure 2. Each end and each side is formed with a structure identical with that just describedexcept that the side members are longer as clearly illustrated in Figure 3. In disassembling or folding the tent, all these members are disconnected in the manner just described. Each of the posts 21 is preferably aflat strip of metal or other material and is preferably rectangular in cross section so that at'the upper end projections therefrom may form two of the knuckles of the respective hinges 22 while the other knuckle is a bent portion from one of the arms 20. At the lower end a similar hinge struc ture 33 is provided for each post and adjacent this hinge structure is provided an aper ture 34 in each post, said apertures being adapted to receive the various pins 35 connected to the corners of the floor 5 as hereinafter more fully described. In Figure 4, the

'centralplate or fitting 37 and at the outer ends hingedly connected by the various hinges 33 with the various posts 21. In order to stiffen the various parts, the various stiffening structures 25 are used near the top while at the bottom the floor 5 and associated parts act to stiffen and hold in propergplace the various parts. i y

In regard to floor 5, it will be noted that the body portion 38 thereof is made from any desired material as. for instance linoleum and is adapted to be folded along the various dotand-dash lines .39. Metal binding members 40 are arranged on each side of the body 38 and rigidly connected thereto but hingedly connected by suitable hinge members 41 whereby the space between the respective dotted lines 39 form sections wherebythe bot tom may be folded to the shape shown in F'gure 6. The ends of-the floor 5, however, are each provided with rigid metal rods or plate 42 which is rigidly secured to the respective metal corner plates 43, whichcorner plates carry the pins 35 which in turn extend to the apertures 34 in the various posts 21. It will thus be seen that 'the bars 42 properly space and stiifen the ends of the frame of the tent while the side members 40 also assist somewhat in stiffening the tent at the bottom thereof. 7

When the tent is" set up, preferably a guy rope or line 44 is connected to the tent near each corner andto a suitable peg driven in the ground. f V

In forming the side wall 13, the same may be provided with any desired number of windows 45, each of which is preferably formed as shown inFigure 7 namely, with .a glass or wire mesh filling 46 connected to suitable canvas or other frame 47 stitched or otherwise connected to-the tent body 11. Aflap 48 overlaps the; upper edge of the frame 47 so thatwater running off. the roof will not pass downwardly through the window opening 49. The doorway 4 may be closed by a door 50 which is preferably of canvas or other cloth, and of the same material as the remaining part of the'canvas 11. When the tent is 1111188,.11115'11001 may be rolled up as shown in Figure 1 but when letdown, it may have a side thereof connected to the remaining parts of the cover by suitable slide fastener 51, the same being what is commonly known as-the zipper type. It is of course evident that other forms of fastenerscould'beused ISO mes-i555 without departing from the spirit ofthe in v vention.

When the tent is set up 'or is in use as shown 1n Figure 1, and it is desired to collapse or fold the same, so that it may be formed into a package as shown in Figure 6, the door tis let down and the guide members 44 released.

The cover 11 is then disen aged from buttons or pins 16 after which After this has been done the various bracing members 25 are disconnected and allowe to swing downwardly as shown in dotted lines a on Figure 2. Fitting is then. forced upwardly'a short distanceor until the posts 21 may swing inwardly, after which the bars.

' 20 and posts 21 are allowed to move downset up or taken down.

wardly until the various hinges 22 are rest-- ing on the bars 36. The various hinges 33 are then grasped andthe parts swung upwardly into a position near the bars 20, name 1 poles to be fitted together and that merely the frame is collapsed, or unfolded and distended according to whether the tent is being Preferably the frame ,is' made from some very light metal as for instance pure aluminum, and the parts'are comparatively small,-

as there are no heavy weights to be carried thereby. Also the canvas or other covering may be comparatively/light because the covering has the support of the frame; It will also be evident that the tent could be made of any desired size and also of different shapes without departing from the spirit of theinvention.

I claim: v I

1. A tent including a rectangular supporting frame, said supporting frame comprising upper and lower foldable frame sections, a

supporting post at each'corner between said sections and peripheral stiffening braces con necting the upper'ends of said posts.

2. A tent including a-framework porting a cover, said framework including a top section and a bottom section,"each of said sectionshaving a central plate and four arms radiating therefrom, said arms being hingoor 5 is removed.

for suping members on each side of said floor, said floor being capable of being folded along the lines between any two opposed hinges.

said frame, said means includingla floor struc ture, a pair of stiffening members across each 'endand opposed hingedly connected stiifen- 4:. In a tent of the character 'described, a floor actlng in a doublecapacity as a brace and the floor, said floor including a bodyfof linoleum, a plurality of'hingedlyconnected .metallic bars on each sidejedge of the body and rigidly connected therewith, a single bracing bar extending along each end of the body and metal corner pieces connecting the end bracing bars with the side bars.

5. A tent of the character described. in-

cluding a metallic framework, adapted to support a fabric covering, having openings along the lower edge and a floor member act ing to brace said framework, said 'floor member being disengageably connected with said framework, said floor member'being pro vided with buttons; adapted. to extend through the openings in said covering for holding thecovering in place. v

6. In a tent of the character described, a

metallic frame for supporting a cover,,the

frame.including-upright standards, a. top secstructures at each end and each side of said tion connectedto each of saidstandardsfor supporting the top of the cover, and bracing '9 frame, each of said bracing structuresin- ;Z

cludinga pair of "pivotally mounted rods, asleeve normally carried by one rod and adapted to telescope the other rod to'hold the rods in alinement,and a spring for normally holding said sleeve in a telescopic position so that said rods will'act in the capacity of asingle rod for-bracing purposes while the sleeve permits'a ready disengagement whenever desired;

said supportingfframe including upper and lower foldable 'frame'sections, a plurality of postsjconnecting said frame sections,"one of said frame sections being substantially coneshapedand acting to support a cover and the other of'said sections being substantially fiat and acting as a floor brace, and peripheral stiffening braces connecting the upper ends of said posts. e V

York city in the county Signed at New of New York and State of New York this 15 day of April, 1931.

OSCAR HANDLER.

edlyconnected with thefrespective plates, a

post at each corner of the frame, each of said posts being hingedly connected at the top and bottom respectively to the top section and bottom section, and disengageable bracing members connecting said posts at each end and each side.

near the top 3. A tent including a collapsible frame for holding a cover distended, means for bracing -7. A-tent including asupporting frame, 

